Hand luggage



g- 1932. G. H. WHEARY.

HAND LUGGAGE s b w Filed Dec. 2, 1929 G. H. WHEARY 1,869,447

Aug. 2, 1932.

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g- 1932- G. H. WHEARY 1,869,447

HAND LUGGAG E Filed Dec; 2. 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 5.

Aug. 2; 1932.

G. H. WHEARY HAND LUGGAG E Filed Dec. 2, 1929 4 sheets-sheet 4 Patented Aug. 2, 1932 UNITED STATES; PATEVNTYOFFICE I enonon Emmi WHEARY, or anemia, wrsconsrmlnssrcnoa r0 wnmny 'raimx I comm, or moms; wrsconsm, a coar'om'rron or wrsco vsm 'jmnLoeeaen.

. 2 Application filed December 2, 1929. Serial No; 411,091.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in han'dluggage of the general type illustrated in the copending ap plicat on of Benjamin M. Hamlin, assigned to the Wheary Trunk (10., Serial No. 406,395,

wherein provision ,is made for carrying a complete mans suit'in a case of conventional cover havin size without wrinkling.

An object of this invention resides in the provision of an improvedcase having an internal cover for the lid with means for holding a mans suit in the space between said cover and the lid walls.

A more specific object of this invention I resides in the provision of an improved case, the lid of which isprovided with an internal a bar or frame member cos I operating with a hanger whereby garments ma be secured over hangers and then mediali 1y draped over the bar to be held in heat form against wrinkling. g

A further Jobj ect of this invention resides in the provision of an improved'case of the character described which is capable of carryinga' complete mans suit without wrinkling and which may be readily converted into a conventional plain case.

. And a stillfurther object of this invention resides in the provision of an improved case of the character described which readily lends itself to provision of means for handling more than one suit or garment without unduly increasing the over-all depthof the case lid or cover. a

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention resid in the novel construction, combination an arrangement of parts substantially as hereinafter described and more particularly defined by the appended claims, it being understood that such changes in the precise embodiment of the herein disclosed invention may-be made as come within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, I have ,illustra-ted several complete examples of the physical embodiment of my invention con- 7 structed according to the best modes I have so far devised for the practical application of the principles thereof, and in which:

a modified structure having the lid, said view being taken through Fig- 4 Figure 1 is a fragmentary view-of a mans case embodying my invention, the lid being through the lid and rearwardi portion of the -main section with the lid in open position,

60 said view being taken through Figure 1 on the plane of the line 2-2;

Flgure 3 is a perspective view of one end of the garmentsupporting member or bar over which the garments are draped and the retainer therefor; p

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 2 of provision for 4 handling more than one suit; 7

' Figure 5 is afragmentary perspective View of the hanger kee er illustrated in Figure 4 for handling two angers,

. Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure j l of a further modified form of In invention;

Figure 7 is a View similar to igure 2 taken through Figure 6' on the plane of the line' 9 v t Figure 8 is a fragmentarypers ctiVeview of the fastener carried by the anger illustrated in Figure 6; 'Fi ure 9 is a view similar to Figure 1 of a stil further modification of my invention Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure 7 taken through Figure 9 on the plane of the line 10-10 and' F'gure 11 is a fragmentary detail view of the means kremovably securing the cover in ure 9 on the plane of the line -11-'11.

Referring now more particularly to themcompanying drawings, in which like numeralsdesignate like parts throughout the several views, 5 represents the mam section of a lugga e carrier of the hand case type having a 1i 6 hingedly connected therewith along one marginal edge, as at 7. As is customary, the case is rovided with aconventional handle 8 and ocking devices 9. 1

The main section of the case may be subdivided according to the particular uses to 10c which the case is to be applied and preferably has a steppedshoulder about its marginal edge over which the lid telescopes to insure a strong and substantially dust-proof juncture between'the lid and section. The lid has depth but preferably less than that of the main section and an internal cover 11 is hinged to the lid bottom wall 12 along its marginal edge, as at 13, the cover'being secured in position over the lid by suitable fastening means 14 and its free end portion opposite the hinged end 13 is maintained spaced from the lid outer wall by bracket members 15, to be later described. a

As illustrated in the drawings, the internal cover 11 is movable to a position over the main case when the lid is open and a garment su porting member or bar 16 is securable etween the brackets to cooperate with a garment hanger 17 and neatly support a complete mans suit against wrinling. The bar 16 preferably has a coveringor cushion thereover to prevent creasing of the garment draped'thereover and its ends are provided with metal caps'18 havin end projections or bosses 19 preferably 0 rectangular shape which engage in correspondingly shaped apertures 20 in the bracket members. The apertures 20 are'preferably over-size to permit limited movement of the bosses 19 longitudinally with respect tothe bracket members.

The hanger 17 is preferably of the con.-

ventionalmans type having a top bar 21 of approximatel inverted V shape to conform with the shou ders ofa coat and a connecting bottom or horizontal bar 22 over which trousers are adapted to be draped. A pro jection or boss 23 extends laterally from the apex of thetop bar 21 tomount an approximately T shaped head or fastener 24 adapted for engagement in the T shaped slot 25 of a keeper 26 fixed to the side wall 12 of the lid.

The keeper 26 is substantially channel shape and the small portion of the T slot 25 extends into its forward vertical flange or wall 27 to permit movement of the hanger to an angular position with respect to the lid, or in other words, allow the hanger with a' suit there on to assume a horizontal position when the cover is open to facilitate'proper arrangement of the suit, as best illustrated in Fig ure 1.

The hanger is further provided adjacent the fastener with a pivoted hook 28 to enable its use apart from the case, as will be readily apparent.

In arranging a suit in the case, the trousers T are draped over the horizontal bar 22 of the hanger, and the coat and vest, C and V, respectively, next placed over the top bar 21 in the conventional manner. The cover 11 is then swung to its position illus trated in Figure 1, and the fastener 24 enstaged in its keeper so that the suit rests on shifting by its compression between the cover the cover as illustrated. The garment is then straightened out so that all folds, are along normal lines and bar 16 thenscured in place-and that portionof the suit extending therebeyond folded thereover onto the portion of ,the suit .on the cover 11 and then straightened out to assure elimination of unnecessary folds. I

The cover 11 with the suit thus placed is swung over the lid 6 and the fastening means 14 secured in place, the garment being held against shifting by its compression between the cover and lid. 3

If desired, each bracket member may be provided with more than one aperture 20 so that heavy or light suits may be readily accommodated although it is unnecessary to hold the suit betweenthe bar and the cover by pressure, the garment being held against 11 and the lid 6, as before described. The outerends of the bracket members are preferably directed laterally, as at 29, to engage against the rear of the lid 6 and form a stop.

More than one suit may be carried by in- 9 creasing the over-all depth of the lid and enlarging the, bracket members 15 accordingly so that two staggered series of openings 20 are formed in each one in the manner illustrated in Figure 4. In this form, 95

the keeper 26, has its front wall 27 stepped, as at 30, and the outer stepped portion provided with a T shaped opening 31.

The manner of securing the garments i the case in the form illustrated in Figures and 5 is identical with that previously described, the outer-most hanger and the suit 1 carried thereby being first secured in place and then the inner-most hanger and its garment.

In the structure illustrated in Figures 6, 7, and 8, the T shaped fasteners 24 of the hanger 17 are replaced by a fastener 32 provided with a'key-hole' slot 33 in its end portion 34 extended beyond the hanger proper to receive a stud? or post 35 carried bythe cover slot, but of less diameter than the small end 1 thereof. The bracket members 15 in this form of my invention are preferably of arcuate shape and the senies of apertures 20 therein are stepped to facilitate the securement of more than one garment in the case.

In Figures 9, 10, and 11, the cover 11 is illustrated as being removably hinged in the lid by pintles or pivots 37 projected laterally from the innermost corners thereof for engagement in apertures 38 in corner pieces 39 secured in the innermost corners of the lid. The pintles 37 are urged outwardly by springs 40 at all times and are provided with fingerengaging members 41 for convenience in-retracting the same @or removal from the cover. I If desired, a second internal covler 42maybe rovided which is likewise removably secured m'the lid by pintles or pivots 37,- In this form of my invention, the garment su porting members or bars 16 are received in racketssimilar in construction to those illus-. trated' in Figure 1, the brackets providing 1 positive stops maintaining the cover in proper spaced relation in thelid.) i

It will be readily apparent that'in this form of my invention either ofthe' covers 11. and '42 may be removed and the case utilized l without the means for carrying a suit. If desired, the cover'll may be replaced byaplain one such as employed in the conventionaltype of mens Gladstone bags. From theforegoirig description taken in 20 connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which an invention of the character described appertains, that I have provided a novel and improved mans case having pro A vision for packing a mans suit consisting of trousers, coat, and vest, and holding the same against wrinkling as the case is handled. What I claim asxmy'invention is:

1. A luggage carrier including a main sec- ,80 tion and a lid hingedly connected therewith,

.' an internal cover for the lid, a garment supporting member carried by. the cover, agarment hange'r, and means for mounting the garment hanger near the hinged-connection 85 of the lid and main section, said hanger be-' ing adapted'to have a garment draped there over and, the garment then extended outwardly over the internalcover and about the supporting member carried thereby. v 2. A luggage carrier including a main section and a lid hingedly connected therewith, an internal cover for thelid, a garment supporting member removably carried by thecover, a garment hanger and means for mounting the garment hanger between the cover and lid, and near the bin ed connection of the main section and the 11d, whereby a garment draped .over the hanger may be extended outwardly overthe internal cover and about the supporting member carried thereby. J

3. A luggage carrier iiicludinga main sec tion and a lid hingedly connected therewith, an int'ernal cover for the lid, a garment supporting member carried by the cover, agarment hanger, and means for readily remov ably mounting the garment han r between Tthe cover and lid and near the 'n ed con-- nection of the main section andthe id, said 00 hanger being adapted to have a garment draped .thereover and the garment then ex- 1 tended over. the internal cover and about the supporting member carried thereby.

4. A luggage carrier including a main section and a lid hingedly connected therewith,

garment hanger, -and means securing the hanger between the cover and the lid, said hanger being adapted to have a garment an internal cover f or the lid, agarment supporting member carried by the cover 'a garment hanger, means for mounting the gar-. menthanger between the cover and lid near the hinged connection of the main section a garment draped thereover and the garment then extended over the internal cover and about the supporting member carried thereby; and means 'securing'the cover in the lid .and lid, said hanger being adapted to have v whereby the same is carriedthereby in its opening and closing movements.

5. A luggage carrier including a main'section and a lid therefor having depth, an internal cover for the lid, bracket members secured to the cover. adjacent its outermost corners, a garment supporting member mountedbetween the bracket members, a

draped thereoverand the garment then extended over'the internal cover and about the member carried thereby.

6. A luggage carrier including a main section and a lid therefor having depth, an internal cover for the lid, bracket members secured to the cover inner face adjacent. its 7 outermost corners,- a garment supporting member removably secured between the bracket members, a garment hanger, means securing the hanger between the cover and the lid, said hanger being ada ted to have a garment draped thereover an the garment then extended over the internal cover and about the member carried thereby, and stops on the outer ends of the bracket members engageable with the lid back'wallto maintain the cover spaced therefrom. a I

7. A luggage carrier including a main sec-v tion and a lid therefor havingdepth, an internalcover for the lid, bracket members secured to the cover inner surface adjacent its outermost corners, a-Igarment supporting member removably mounted between thev bracket members, a garment hanger, means the lid, said hanger being adapted to have a arment draped thereover and the garment t en extended over the internal cover and securing the hanger, between the cover and Y the coverspacedtherefrom, said garment supporting member'having a limited-movement in the bracketmembers toward and from the cover member to accommodate of difierent thicknesses.

'8. A luggage carrier including a' main section and a lid having depth, means hingedly.

connecting the main section andlid, a pivotally' mounted .internal cover for the lid, means for securing the 'cover over the lid, there being a garment receiving space between the cover and lid, a garment-support? garments lid, said hinged means bein 'pose the hinged connection between t e lid ing member carried by the cover, a garment hanger having a substantially inverted V shaped top bar and a horizontal bar connecting the ends of the top bar, whereby a pair of trousers may be draped over the horizontal bar and a coat and vest draped about the top bar, and means pivotally securin the garment hanger to the lid adjacentits hinged connection with the main section, whereby a mans suit carried by said hanger may be extended along the internal cover and folded on itself about the member carried by the cover.

9. A luggage carrier including a main section and a lid therefor, an internal cover for the lid, a garment supporting member carriedby the cover adjacent its outer marginal edge, a garment hanger, and means securing the garment hanger to the cover adjacent its inner mar 'nal edge, said hanger being adapted to ave a rment draped thereover and the garment t en extended over the internal cover and about the member carried thereby.

10. A luggage carrier including a main with, said lid and main section being hingedly connected along one marginal edge, an internal cover for the lid, means hingedly mounting the cover for movement over the or located 'uxtaand main section, a garment supporting member carried by ,the cover nearits outer free end, 'a garment hanger, means for mounting the garment hanger for movement with and independently of the internal cover about the axis adjacent the hinged mounting of the cover between the cover and lid, said hanger being ada t to have a 1 garment draped thereover an t e garment extended over the internal cover! and about the su porting member carried thereby.

11. luggage carrier including a main section-and a lid therefor, said lid and main cover being hingedly connected along one marginal edge, an internal cover for the lid, means hingedly mounting the 'cover for movement, over the lid, means removably hingedly securing the cover to the lid adjacent its hinged connection with the main section, said hinged securing me'ans being located juxta ose the hinged connection between the li and. main section, a garment supporting member carried by the cover near its outer free end, a garment hanger, and means securing the garment hanger between the cover and'lid" and near the hinged being adapted to have a thereover and the garment extended over the securing means for the cover, said hanger garment draped internal cover and about the supporting with, an internal cover for the lid, means securingthe cover over the lid, a mounting post carried by the cover adj acent its hinged connection with the main section extending intothe lid, a garment hanger adapted 'to be hung from said mounting post, and a garment supporting member carried by the .cover near its endopposite said mounting ment supporting member, means for mounting the garment supporting member from the internal cover, said means being engage able with the lid to maintain the cover spaced therefrom, a garment hanger' and means mounting the garment hanger between the cover and the lid near the hinged connection of the main section and 11d whereby a garment draped over the hanger may be extended outwardly over the internal cover 9 and about the garment supporting member carried thereby.

14. In a hand luggage case including hingedly connected section's, an internal cover member, means mounting said cover member for movement into and out of alignment with either section when the case is open,

rigid garment supporting members, means at one side of the cover for mounting the garment supporting members fromthe out er free end thereof whereby said garment supporting members are disposed in the space between the cover and one of the sect1ons when the cover is aligned therewith, garment hangers, and means for mounting the garment hangers in said space between the cover and said section in offset relationship to reduce the overall thickness of the garments drapedover the) hangers, the garments" extending outwardly from the hangers over the internal cover to be folded over the garment supports at the outer free end thereof.

15. In a hand luggage case includin .hingedly connected complementary sections, a plurality of internal cover members hingedy mounted in one section for swinging movement to and from alignment with either section when thecase is open, said internal cover members dividing-the depth of the section in whi'ch they are mounted into separate com artments, garment hangers adapted to have garments draped thereover, means for mounting said garment hangers in the separatecompartments near the hinged connection of the sections, a garment supportingbar for each compartment, and means for mounting the garment supporting bars from the internal covers near the outer free ends of the covers, garments draped over the i tion, a garment hanger, and means for hangers being extended outwardly over the internal covers to be folded over the garment supporting bars, and the means for mounting the garment supporting bars being of a 5 width substantially equal to the wi th of the compartments to maintain the internal covers properly spaced from each other and from the section in which they are mounted. 16. A hand luggage carrier comprising hingedly connected sections, an internal cover for one of the sections, a garment supporting member carried by the internal cover, a garment hanger, and means for mountingthegarment hanger near the hinged connection ofthe' sections, said hanger being adapted to have a garment draped thereover and the garment then extended outwardly over the Internal cover and disposed about the supportin member carried thereby. go 17. A han luggage carrier comprising hin edly connected sections, an internal cover Em one of the sections hingedly mounted for swinging movement about an axis ad; jacent the hmgedconnection of the sections, a garment supporting member carried by the internal cover at its outer free end pormounting the garment hanger near the hinged connection of the sections, said hanger being adapted to have a garment draped thereover and the garment extended outwardly over the internal cover and engaged about the supporting member carriedthereas I testimony whereof I have hereunto a ffixed my signature.

' GEORGE HENRY WHEARY. 

